New car sales predicted to rise 25% in 2021
New car sales are expected to grow 25% to 30,000 this year according to the incoming president of the Automobile...
BUSINESS
Panama okays sidewalk resteraunts
Panama Mayor José Luis Fábrega has confirmed that his administration will extend the permits for restaurants to use sidewalks and...
Google ends donations to election result deniers
Computer giant Google announced Tuesday that it will suspend political contributions to lawmakers who voted against certifying the election...
Restaurant guilds call for Feb. 1 reopening
Gastronomy, tourism, and restaurants make a country grow,” said Luis Pinedo Velásquez, advisor to the Association of Restaurants, Bars and...
New covid-19 cases fall 30.3 %
New cases of Covid-19 fell by 30.3% during the epidemiological week that ended last Saturday, compared to the previous week....
Weekend closing of highway to Arraian
From next Friday, January 29 until Monday, February 1, a section of the Pan-American highway from the Bridge of the...
Open beaches say business leaders
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce and Industries (Cciap) has asked the government to reconsider the closure of trails, national parks, and...
LNG demand a boon for Canal
The price of liquefied natural gas (LNG ) has skyrocketed since 2020 to the benefit of the Panama Canal as...
Joint Task Force nets curfew busters
A joint night operation by the Ministry of Health (Minsa) and the Joint Task Force on Friday, January 22 netted...
Panama tourism on verge of collapse
Panamanian tourism is on the edge of an abyss from which it would take about 15 years to emerge, according...
OPINION – A recipe for disaster
In the midst of the crisis caused by the pandemic, the Government, once again, came out this week to make...
Panamanian gets transport role in Biden administration
Panamanian Nuria White Fernández will be named to a post in the United States Secretary of Transportation in the administration...
